Gun to be mounted upon automobiles.



N. KOCH.

GUN TO BE MOUNTED UPON AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1911.

Patented June 11, 1912.

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N. KOCH. GUN TO BE MOUNTED UPON AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1911.

Patented June 11, 191.3:

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DRBERT KOCH, OF ESSEN-RELLINGHAUSEN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO FRIED. KRUP'E AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, OF ESSEN-QN-THE-RUHE, GERMANY.

GUN TO BE MOUNTED UPON AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented June ill, 1912. Serial No. 545,556.

all whom it mo-y concern:

Be it known that l, Nonnnn'r K001i, a

ibject of the Emperor of Germany, and a :sident ot' Essen'Rellinghausen, Germany, ave invented certain new and useful Ini roveinents in Guns to be Mounted upon .utomobiles, of which the following is a oecitication.

This invention relates a gunsto be mounted articularly suitable for noving targets such as air vehicles Xainple.

A. constructional example matter of the invention is lrawing in which- Figure l is a side elevation, partly in aection, of the automobile and the gun nounted thereon. Fig. 2 is the plan view :orresponding to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the gun when in use as a travel- .ng gun and F ig. 4 is the plan corresponding to Fig. 3.

The slide carrierguides the gun barrel to improvements upon automobiles, fighting rapidly for ot'the subject shown in the A of the gun which B, is pivotally mount ed in the upper carriage by means of the horizontal trunnions (4 The uppercarriage has two vertical cheeks C, which are united at the bottom into a turn table CK The turn table C rests by means of a ring, of balls D upon a bearing E fixed in the under carriage of the gun and works in the said bearing E by means ot'a pivot pin a see Fig. 1. Between the upper carriage C and the slide carrier A is interposed a toothed sector elevating gear, the toothed sector of which is lettered F, see Figs. 1 and 3. The up or carriage can be swung around relative y to the under carriage through an angle of 360 degrees by a traversing gear not shown in the. drawing and which may be of any desired construction.

Upon the under carriage E 'is mounted the axle G for the gun carriage wheels G. There is also pivoted to the under carriage a stirrup H which can be connected to an eve aon the slide carrier by means of a key bolt h, whenthe parts are in the rela-.

tive positions shown in Figs. 1 and 2-.

Upon the rear end of the under carriage;

which is made in the form of a gun carriage trail, are

eye 6 two lateral extensions 6 in which,

mounted, in addition to the limber.

extension. pieces M provided with a spade M can be fixed by means of key bolts K.

Upon the platform N of the automobile are provided two U-shaped rails 9 for the gun carriage wheels G, and also two superstructures a a fitted if necessary for the reception of ammunition, tools and the like and upon which the gun with the under carriage can rest. The superstructure n has a wide claw n which can catch over a rib 6* arranged on the front of the under carriage, while the latter is secured to the superstructure n by bolts a The extension ieces M for the under carriage are likewise Li-shaped in cross section, so as to enable them to be conveniently used as a ramp when transferring the gun to the automobile and when unloading the gun therefrom. For the same purpose the spades M are rotatably attached to the one limb of the extension pieces M, so that they can be brought relatively to the extension pieces into the position shown in Figs. I and 2.

When the gun is to be transferred tothe automobile, the pieces M are secured, by bolts m for example (see Fig. 2), in such 'a position on the platform N of the automobile, that they form a continuation of the rails 12? and rest with the spades M upon the ground (see the position of the pieces M represented by dotand dash lines in Figs. 1 and 2). The gun is then pushed forward onto the pieces M and the rails n until the rib c on the under carriage catches under the claw n on the superstructure n Finally the gun is secured to the superstruc ture a by the bolts 7?. The under carriage of the gun is then secured uponthe automobile against all movement and the gun can be tired in all directions. While the gun is being carried about on the automobile the extension pieces M are laid upon the platform N, see the position of the pieces M represented in Figs. 1. and 2 by full lines. Then when'the gun barrel and slide carrier point in such a direction that the muzzle ot the gun barrel liesabove the under carriage, the stirrup H is connected by the key boltjr to the eye a of the slide carrier. The gun barrel, the slide carrier and the upper carriage C C are'then lashed,- that is to say the pointing and laying gears of the gun are relieved from any shocks which may arise when the gun is ,on the march. The Way in which the gun is unloaded from the automobile requires no explanation after that which has already been given.

it the gun is to be set up on the ground separately from the automobile, the extension pieces M are attached to the under carriage E by the key bolts K in the manner shown in Figs. 3 and i. The gun can then be fired with adequate stability Within a largeifield of traverse.

lclaim:

1. In a combined automobile and field mounting for guns, the combination with a gun barrel, a Wheeled gun trail and an automobile; of a cross head supporting the gun barrel, said cross head being pivoted on the trail and adapted to turn with the gun bar rel on said trail for training through an angle of 360.

2. In an automobile mounting for guns, the combination with a gun barrel, a Wheeled gun trail and an automobile, of means for rigidly securing said trail on the automobile comprising a jaw on the automobile, a lip on the trail adapted to engage said jaw, and a trail supporting block on said automobile having securing bolts for the trail.

3. In an automobile mounting for guns, the combination with a gun barrel, a Wheeled gun trail and an automobile; of extension pieces for the trail adapted to form wheel tracks for the trail to facilitate the running up of the gun carriage onto the automobile said tracks being detachable from the auto mobile.

4. In an automobile mounting for guns, the combination with a gun barrel, a Wheeled gun trail and an automobile; of a slide carrier, a cross head supporting said slide carrier and gun barrel; locking means between said trail and said slide carrier comprising a stirrup hinged to the trail, an eye on said slide carrier and a locking bolt for securing said stirrup to the slide carrier.

5. In an automobile mounting for guns, the combination with a gun barrel, a Wheeled gun trail and an automobile; of a cross head supporting the gun barrel, said cross head being pivoted on the trail and adapted to turn thereon with the gun barrel for trait ing through an angle of 360, means on th automobile and on said trail for rigidly S( curing the latter on the automobile.

G. In an automobile mounting for gun: the combination with a gun barrel, a Wheele gun trail and an automobile; of a cross hea SL117 ortin 'the un barrel. said cross hea P a; b A

ing pivoted on the trail and adapted to turr thereon With the gun barrel for training through an angle of 360, securing means between said trail and said slide carrier situated in such a manner, that in the secured position the muzzle of the gun barrel lies above the trail.

8. In an automobile mounting for guns, the combination with a gun barrel, a Wheeled gun trail and an automobile; of a slide carrier, a cross head supporting said slide carrier and the gun barrel, said cross head being pivoted on the trail and adapted to turn thereon with the gun barrel for training through an angle of 360, securing means between said trail and said slide carrier sit uated in such a. manner, that in the secured position the muzzle of the gun barrel lies above the trail, means on the automobile and on said trail for rigidly securing the latter on the automobile, and of extensioupieces for the trail to facilitate the running up of the gun carriage onto the automobile.

The foregoing specification signed this 5th day of August, 1911.

NORBERT KOCH.

In presence of- ALBERT F. Norma,

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